maths

Back once again for the renegade Masters (Sadly not the Fatboy Slim remix). It’s been a while since the last update but I’m heading towards the end of the project, and my time at University. So I thought I would give you all one last account of my experiences studying and researching for my […]

We’ve all realised the “Master and Commander” wordplay was a mistake. Let’s just move on shall we. As it’s my last year in Leicester, I thought I’d give a little insight into how a final year MMath project works in the eyes of a student. But don’t worry, it’ll mainly be “how to avoid the […]

Hello! It seems like forever since I made a blog post (and that’s because it has been a while, sorry!). I’ve been busy over the past couple of months studying, writing my dissertation, getting ready to move to France and starting up my own business (more on that in a separate post), which is why […]

This post was inspired by Isabelle, whom I met at the Study Abroad Fair on Tuesday. Like me, she’s on the BSc Maths with a year in the USA course and was full of questions regarding what Maths is like in 1st year. The ultimate question she had was “How hard is it?”. This is a […]

After studying Maths for 2 years at degree level, I’d like to think I have a little bit of know-how which can be passed onto those who may be thinking about studying Maths, or have chosen to study Maths this year. Here are a few things that I think every Maths student needs. Calculator- Completely obvious and because […]

A-Level results are coming up fast and I’m sure many of you are waiting anxiously for August 13th. I can remember the run up to my A-Level results VERY clearly. I already knew I hadn’t got the grades I needed to get into my Firm or Insurance, but part of me still wished and hoped and […]

Dear University of Leicester, I have started and restarted this blog post two or three times now, in search of the right words to sum up my graduation experience. I couldn’t do it. It still doesn’t feel real yet. So, instead, I am writing to you to summarise my time here; to summarise the time […]

Hello! I’m Lois and I’ll be this years blogger for the Maths Department. I’m going into my third year on the BSc Mathematics with a year in the USA degree. I thought I would do a little post so you could get to know me (seeing as you’ll probably be seeing a lot of me this […]